Sanitary garbage can



Jan. 11 1927. 1,613,621

W. OKE

SANITARY GARBAGE CAN Filed Sept. 29. 1923 l IIIIIIII' Patented Jan. 11,1927.

UNITED STATES 1,613,621; PAT Eur OFFICE.

WILLIAM ORE, or cmcago; 1LLINOIS.

snmranv GARBAGE can.

Application filed September 29, 1923. serial No. 665,529.

This invention relates to a garbage can in which refuse is adapted to bedeposited.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel form of garbage canor container in which a removable flexible envelope is adapted to besupported for receiving the refuse and which can be quickly removed withthe refuse enveloped therein.

The invention comprisesthe novel structure and combinations of partshereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined inthe'appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred form of'thisinvention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similarfeatures in the different views. p I a .Fig. 1 is an enlarged'verticalsection view through the garbage can. j p

Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the can.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the can.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectionaldetail of the can illustrating certainfeatures.

In the illustrated embodiment of this invention, the can or container isshown as consisting of a cylindrical metal member closed at its bottomand provided'with a hinged cover for normally closing the top. Thecylindrical wall of the can is perforated so that air can readily passthrough-the contents of the can and aerate and dry the same to preventdecay and objectionable odor before the contents are removed.

A hinge plate 1 is secured at a suitable position upon the can tosupport the coverf This hinge plate has a pair of upstanding arms 2which are slightly ofiset from the plane of the plate and extend asuitable distance thereabove to support the cover in open position freeof the mouth of the container. The upper ends of these arms are providedwith hearing hubs or eyes which are straddled bv the aperturedbifurcations of the metal hinge straps 3 secured to the cover 4. Pivotpins connect the metal straps to the hearing hubs. Each hinge strap hasa stop member 5 secured thereon, comprising a narrow angular piece ofmetal which slopes upwardly. and rearwardly and is adapted to abut itsadjacent hinge arm 2 when .the cover is raised, as shown in dotted.lines in Fig. 1. p a

The cover 4 is providedwith an inner circular bead 6 which is stampedinwardly from the cover in the form of a fold. This bead is fairly steepand has an inward slope or bevelso that it will enter within the can orcontainer when the cover is lowered.

Exterior of the bead 6 there is a shallow concentric bead 7 which isspaced from the The refuse may be deposited .within the bag in thecontainer by simply raising the cover a suitable'distance. When it isdesired to remove the garbage the c'over'may be swung back as shown indotted lines in Figure 1, the band 8 raised and removed whereby the endsof the garbage bag may be brought together and tied and removed, as isobvious.

If desired, the cover may be equipped with spring controlled hinges tohold the cover in closed position. A latchmay' also be rovided forholding the cover in open position against the closing action of thespring controlled hinges.

I am aware that numerous details of.

construction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purposelimiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the I claimas my invention:

In a device of the class described, a perforated container, a flexibleenvelope secured interiorly thereof, a pair of brackets secured upon thecontainer and offset therefrom, a cover having a circular fold extendinginteriorly of the container, apair of hinges connecting said cover tosaid brackets, and a stop member on each hinge coactlng Wltll' itsbracket for holding said cover in open position free from the mouth ofthe container whereby the envelope may be easily removed. I

In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name.

prior art.

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